Maître de Blue

In everyday terms

Citrus, mint and pink pepper over ginger with incense, cedar and vetiver.

Lemon

Bright, fresh lemon, like a squeezed lemon

Grapefruit

Bitter-sweet, juicy citrus

Mint

Cool and fresh, like Tom-Tom sweets

Pink Pepper

Light, fruity pepper with a gentle sparkle

Ginger

Zesty, warm ginger, like the ginger in zobo or kunu

Nutmeg

Warm spice, like ehuru (calabash nutmeg) in pepper soup

Jasmine

The sweet white “lady of the night” flowers on compound fences

Incense

Smoky and spiritual, like church incense at Mass

Vetiver

Earthy, rooty grass, like wet soil after rain

Cedarwood

Dry, clean wood, like fresh pencil shavings or a new wooden wardrobe

Sandalwood

Creamy, smooth wood, like sandalwood soap

Labdanum

Sticky, leathery amber

How it wears

In Nigerian heat, most perfumes project more but fade faster. Spray some on your clothes to make it last longer.